Organ Systems and their Function

Question 1

Integumentary

Answer 1

protects the internal body organs and structures from mechanical injury, infection, extreme temperatures, and excess water loss (skin)

Question 2

Skeletal

Answer 2

provides support, framework, protection for the body, and aids in movement in the external environment

Question 3

Muscular

Answer 3

movement of the body in its external environment or movement within organs

Question 4

Nervous

Answer 4

regulate and coordinate body activities with nervous impulses

Question 5

Endocrine

Answer 5

regulate and coordinate body activities with hormones

Question 6

Digestive

Answer 6

ingest food, break it down into smaller chemical units, absorb these units, and eliminate the unused portions

Question 7

Circulatory

Answer 7

supply nutrients, O2, and hormones to the body cells and carry wastes and CO2 away from the body cells

Question 8

Lymphatic/Immune

Answer 8

defends the body from pathogens and returns excess tissue fluid to the circulatory system

Question 9

Urinary/Excretory

Answer 9

removes wastes from blood and maintains osmotic and pH balance in blood

Question 10

Reproductive

Answer 10

continuation of the species through the gamete production, fertilization, and embryo development

Question 11

Respiratory

Answer 11

exchange gases (O2 and CO2) with its internal and external environment